Hello everyone,
How I can remove variable y's format in proc sql?
proc sql noprint;
create table two as
select x, y format=_null_ from one;
quit;
Thanks
Hi George
Proc SQL expects a format name in the syntax, you could use a generic one like BEST. for numeric values. In order to remove a format from a variable, you can use Proc DATASETS.
Something like
proc datasets lib=work nolist;
modify two;
format y;
run;
contents data=two;
run;
quit;
Will work
No, one of the limitations of way that PROC SQL supports formats.
Now you could trick SAS into thinking you have created a NEW variable so not have the format (or the label for that matter) carried forward.
select x, y+0 as y ....
Will the trick you suggest work for character variables? I have all sorts of airport codes, e.g. KBOS maps to 'Logan International ...', but
sometimes I just want KBOS, so that I can save that in a macro variable that I later use as an argument to a macro.
Thanks, Bruce
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